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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Stamp Review Crew: Fabulous Florets Edition

Welcome friends! We at the Stamp Review Crew are back with another round of inspiration for you with this edition's set Fabulous Florets.If you are following along from the beginning of the blog roll, then you just arrived from Cindy Beach's blog where she gave you a little magic. OK, a LOT of magic!

I know many parts of the country are experiencing spring right now, and good for all of you! Myself, I have to pretend with paper :) So, here is me, thinking spring!

I used several challenges to help me with these cards and they will all be listed at the bottom of this post with the supply lists for the projects.

My first card had to be watercolored. It just begged for it! I was thinking about making this a sympathy card, but I just could not commit to that with these bold colors! I used a panel of watercolor paper, embossed the silhouette of the leaves in white embossing powder. Then I wet it with plain water and an Aqua-painter, then applied reinker with the Aqua-painter. Because I am impatient, I used the heat tool to dry it :) I love how Pear Pizzazz has some brown undertones that peak out when exposed to water. I think it just gives it so much more dimension as a color.

Next up is this monochromatic Spring Flowers card. I embossed the images in black on vellum, colored them with markers, then used an Exacto knife and a ruler to cut the straight edges and a paper snips to trim out the leaves. I am loving this Watercolor Wonder washi tape! It was the perfect accent above and below the vellum. The card base is stamped all over with the line art images from this set.

On this card, I played with my Silhouette Cameo and the MDS version of this set to fussy cut the flowers and the stem image. I did not print and cut these images. I imported the digital stamp images into the Silhouette program, measured my stamps to figure out the right size to make them on the grid, then created an offset cut file and cut them out. Then I used a loop of washi tape to stick the cut out pieces to my stamping surface and used the good old Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to stamp on to the pieces. Worked like a charm!! I even stamped one of the flowers twice, slightly offset, to make it a two-toned flower. And yes, I was going for the splotchy stamped look :)

A few more flowers, and the phrase included in this set, and the inside is all set to go too!

I hope I was able to give you a few more ideas for this set. It is pretty easy to work with. Especially if you are dreaming of growing things, lol!

Fabulous! I think you did a great job with our color challenge. I have to say the last one is my favorite with the washi and the sanded coordinations. Great job with all 3 though. Thanks for playing along with the Nachos this week. It's always fun to see what you'll come up with. Hope to see you again soon.

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Tanya Boser

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I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator in Bemidji, MN in the US, and an ED nurse in a local hospital. I have been married to the love of my life for over 25 years, have 4 grown children, and 1 handsome little grandson who you may see on this blog now and again :)Stamping is my relaxation, and I would love to share it with YOU!

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